If you would you like to spend a semester or an academic year at the University of the Basque Country, please, check the following information:

DEADLINES TO RECEIVE INCOMING STUDENTS´ APPLICATIONS:
- Whole academic year (September 2023 to June/July 2024):           30 April 2023
- First semester (September 2023 to January 2024):                         30 April 2023
- Second semester (January 2024 to June/July 2024):                      31 October 2023

* To submit prolongations of studies, deadlines do not vary.

* We recommend not waiting until the previously mentioned deadlines to send the complete documentation of the nominated students. We receive multiple cancellations from students regarding problems with visas, either because of late applications or due to the elevated number of visas to be issued in the Consulates during November/December or June/July.

Our university has three academic Campuses, placed in three different cities/provinces:

• Campus of Álava: in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
• Campus of Biscay: the centres are divided into two areas, Bilbao and Leioa. It is necessary to use the public transport to move from one place to another, that is why it is really difficult to study subjects from several centres of Bilbao and Leioa at the same time.
• Campus of Gipuzkoa: Donostia / San Sebastián and Eibar.

Due to the long distances between the different Campuses, in case the students choose subjects from several centers, these centers must be located in the same Campus.

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The UPV/EHU does not require visiting students a minimum amount of credits to attend, however, we do recommend taking at least 3 subjects per semester so that academically it is worth the stay.

We recommend students, before selecting the subjects, keeping the following in mind:

• Our academic year may be different from yours. Before anything else, please, check the dates in which the subjects are taught in the website of each centre.
• Find out if our academic offer matches up with your home studies. For that, check the description of the course (syllabus) available on the centre´s website.​​​​​​
• Each semester different subjects are offered, so it is important for the student to verify that the chosen subjects are taught in the semester/s in which the he/she visits us (during first, second semester or annual).
• Students will not be allowed to study full year subjects if they just stay one semester.
• Most of fall (1st) semester final exams are taken during January. In case the student requests to change the date to December, he/she should check the possibility directly with the professor or the Faculty, that is why it cannot be guaranteed.
• It is recommended to study subjects taught at a single centre. It will be allowed to take 1 or 2 subjects from another centre, as long as they are located in the same Campus and most of the subjects to be attended belong to the centre where the student will be admitted.

Institutions that have signed a bilateral agreement with the areas of Medicine (any Campus), Physiotherapy, Dentistry and Nursing (Leioa complex), must bear in mind that this Faculty will only receive applications sent from the student body within the 1st  deadline (before the 30th April), no matter the period of stay of the students here.

Because of the high level of saturation, we cannot guarantee a place for all students interested in a stay in this centre. That is why applications will be accepted preferably for the 1st semester (September 2023 to January of 2024).

Important: access to clinical internships of the 6th year of Medicine will only be allowed in the 1st semester (September to December 2023).

The international student body will not be accepted to clinical internships during July and August (summer break).

The application process in these areas will be managed in a different way: the home university should send by email the passport of each outgoing student, the contact email and data regarding the dates of the stay, internships or subjects to take. Later, the student will receive a link directly from the Faculty of Medicine and Nursing in Leioa; filling out that form is mandatory for the admission.

The Vice-Rectorate of Basque, Culture and Internationalization wishes you a nice stay and memorable experience at the UPV/EHU.